USCIS Fee Adjustments and Form Changes Will NOT Go Into Effect on October 2, 2020

This week on September 29, 2020, a California district court stayed the implementation and the effective date of the final rule which adjusted the US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) fee schedule and required new versions of several forms, stating as one of the reasons that Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf was likely improperly appointed. This means that the fee increases, along with form and policy changes, will NOT take effect as scheduled on October 2, 2020. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) confirmed because of the injunction that on October 2, 2020, applicants “are not required to submit the 10/2/20 revised versions of Forms I-129, Form I-765, Form I-912, and Forms N-600/N-600A.”

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